Middleweight · “The Crippler”
Chris Leben
12-10-0
5'11"Height
73"Reach
SouthpawStance
1980-07-21Born
7KO wins
2Sub wins
75.0%Finish rate
9:02Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min2.88
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.85
Striking accuracy42.9%
Striking defense53.1%
Takedowns / 15 min1.28
Takedown accuracy45.9%
Takedown defense54.9%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.75
Control time26.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents3-5
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
22 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Uriah Hall 0-2 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R1 5:00 — UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2 · 2013-12-28
11/33Sig. strikes
20/46Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Andrew Craig 2-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman · 2013-07-06
30/66Sig. strikes
64/101Absorbed
0/7Takedowns
5:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Derek Brunson 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II · 2012-12-29
40/94Sig. strikes
41/130Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Mark Munoz 6-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 5:00 — UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz · 2011-11-05
12/35Sig. strikes
39/74Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
1:26Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Wanderlei Silva 3-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:27 — UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber · 2011-07-02
9/10Sig. strikes
3/8Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Brian Stann 3-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:37 — UFC 125: Resolution · 2011-01-01
7/25Sig. strikes
30/50Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Yoshihiro Akiyama 1-0 walk-in Submission · R3 4:40 — UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin · 2010-07-03
46/105Sig. strikes
27/68Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:23Control
0Knockdowns
4Sub attempts
W Aaron Simpson 3-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:17 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs Team Ortiz Finale · 2010-06-19
42/92Sig. strikes
43/78Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:45Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jay Silva 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz · 2010-01-11
60/99Sig. strikes
15/54Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
10:36Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Jake Rosholt 0-1 walk-in Submission · R3 1:30 — UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira · 2009-08-29
14/43Sig. strikes
21/42Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
3:27Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Michael Bisping 6-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben · 2008-10-18
51/164Sig. strikes
70/160Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:47Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Alessio Sakara 3-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:16 — UFC 82: Pride of a Champion · 2008-03-01
24/50Sig. strikes
13/33Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:27Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Terry Martin 2-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 3:56 — UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian · 2007-09-19
53/101Sig. strikes
45/104Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:29Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Kalib Starnes 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 71: Liddell vs Jackson · 2007-05-26
44/135Sig. strikes
47/79Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:18Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jason MacDonald 1-0 walk-in Submission · R2 4:03 — UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2 · 2006-12-30
15/34Sig. strikes
9/27Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
1:49Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jorge Santiago 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:35 — UFC Fight Night 6 · 2006-08-17
9/22Sig. strikes
6/12Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:15Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Anderson Silva 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:49 — UFC Fight Night 5 · 2006-06-28
1/8Sig. strikes
17/20Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Luigi Fioravanti 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night 4 · 2006-04-06
36/90Sig. strikes
20/39Absorbed
5/7Takedowns
9:34Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jorge Rivera 2-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:44 — UFC Fight Night 3 · 2006-01-16
10/17Sig. strikes
5/10Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:44Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Edwin DeWees 0-1 walk-in Submission · R1 3:26 — UFC Fight Night 2 · 2005-10-03
5/7Sig. strikes
5/7Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:52Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Patrick Cote 0-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night 1 · 2005-08-06
26/63Sig. strikes
26/63Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
9:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jason Thacker 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:35 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale · 2005-04-09
27/40Sig. strikes
1/3Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:26Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
7
Submission
2
Decision
3
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
4
Submission
2
Decision
4
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
22
Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Middleweight average, over 165 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.